Re: (no subject)

["Paul Smith" <pausmith@nortelnetworks.com>]

I am in no way trying to flame, and I am saying in the most sincere and
pleasant manner possible, that if having a nice pretty boot logo and
avoiding seeing startup messages is more important to you than a fast,
clean install ("the bad outweighs the good"), then Debian is just not
for you.  I wish you happiness with whichever distribution you decide to
use.


BTW, I am not a "GUI luddite", either, I'm firmly in the camp that
believes you _can_ have it all: both a stable, solid base _and_ pretty
packaging.

I just agree with Debian's approach, that having the stable, solid base
is the most critical thing, and the pretty packaging is secondary.

It's not for everyone, and we all recognize that.  Good luck!

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